freshen up distributor
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Racer
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From: Centerville La
freshen up distributor
I'm thinking of rebuilding my distributor I'm looking at kits from Pertronix and Proform they both seem to offer the same stuff any one have exp. with either one 
Race Director
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From: Lenoir City Tennessee
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I have the original Pertronix Ignitor and it has been in service for over 5 years. It has worked good for me. Several folks have these in their cars.
Drifting
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From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the World
I have been running Pertronix series 1 in both my 68 Bonneville and my Vette for many years. The Bonny was my daily driver up until recently. Both are still performing great. they will not give you a performance advantage over a set of well tuned points but they will give the same level of performance continuously once it is tuned.
Make sure you set the mechanical advance for a total of 36 deg and all in by 2500-3000 rpm. Then check the vacuum advance gives another 16 (?, Check Lars paper in Corvettefaq) degrees for cruising.
Make sure you set the mechanical advance for a total of 36 deg and all in by 2500-3000 rpm. Then check the vacuum advance gives another 16 (?, Check Lars paper in Corvettefaq) degrees for cruising.
Safety Car
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From: Youngstown Ohio
Originally Posted by Eddie 70
I have the original Pertronix Ignitor and it has been in service for over 5 years. It has worked good for me. Several folks have these in their cars.
I used the Pertronix Ignitor for over 10 years with no problems before upgrading to HEI......never even had to open the distributor cap.
Le Mans Master
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From: Little Rock AR
I put the Pertronix HEI hop-up kit in my '80 distributor. The Pertronix coil was defective and would run erraticaly. I put the stock coil back in and it runs great. Aside from that problem, the recurve kit that comes with the package was one of the best I have used. The adjustable vacuum can that comes with the kit is pretty cool as well.
If I had it to do over again I would have kept the GM electronics, installed the recurve kit, the adjustable vacuum advance and the new cap and called it good.
-Mark.
If I had it to do over again I would have kept the GM electronics, installed the recurve kit, the adjustable vacuum advance and the new cap and called it good.
-Mark.
